Property by Elizabeth Tilley QUEENSLAND S best and worst performing postcodes for mortgage delinquency rates have been revealed, with the Gold Coast and Mackay lagging behind the rest of the state when it comes to keeping up with repayments. A new report from Moody s Investors Service shows the number of residential home loans that are more than 30 days in arrears is highest in Western Australia, followed by the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland. Mortgage delinquencies are tipped to rise again as a result of the wind up of government assistance in the wake of the pandemic. Over the year to November 2020, Mackay was the worst performing region in the state, while mortgage holders in Brisbane s northern suburbs were the best at making their home loan repayments, according to Moody s.
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Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said while the recent positive test results were not an immediate cause for concern, they should not be ignored.
“People shouldn’t be alarmed that there is positive sewage testing, they should just understand that it could be old cases but it could also be a new case,” Dr Young said.
“So just come forward and get tested.”
Queensland Health is actively testing wastewater samples for signs of the virus as part of its pandemic measures, with the testing acting as an early warning system.
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CSIRO senior researcher Warish Ahmed was among the scientists who developed the current wastewater testing procedures used by Queensland Health.